Drama
The Light Between Oceans

While it isn’t explicitly a movie about God, The Light Between Oceans powerfully, poignantly deals with the passion, sacrifice, grace …

Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Morgan

Morgan is a provocative, speculative, gruesome sci-fi thriller by first-time director Luke Scott, the son of the film’s famous producer, …

Drama, Sports
Hands of Stone

At its core, Hands of Stone is a movie about men pounding each other into submission, even to the point …

Drama, Sports
Greater

Greater treads off the beaten sports-movie path into deeper philosophical and spiritual questions. And it refuses to give a pat …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Don’t Breathe

Everybody is wrong and wronged here, tortured and torturer. Some more than others.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Mechanic: Resurrection

Mechanic: Resurrection is the Donkey Kong of the cinematic world. There’s not much of a plot, and what there is …

Comedy, Drama
The Hollars

This movie’s unfortunate profanity—especially those misuses of Jesus’ name—may drive it out of bounds for family-focused viewers who would likely …

Drama
War Dogs

War Dogs is a profane cautionary tale about what happens when greed and cleverness inevitably undermine integrity in the pursuit …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Kubo and the Two Strings

All of Kubo’s eye-, ear- and heart-pleasing stuff masks some spiritual philosophies that parents may not be expecting.

Comedy, Drama
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins reminds us all that, sometimes, passion trumps perfection. That what we love doesn’t always make sense.

Action/Adventure, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pete’s Dragon

If you’re a parent pausing over concerns about dragons, worry not. Pete’s winged, galumphy bud Elliot is no scary, scaly …

Drama, Western
Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water has a few memorable moments tucked in with its tobacco pouch. But that memorable stuff is …

Animation, Comedy
Sausage Party

We need about as much nuance to review this sick flick as comedian Seth Rogen used restraint in making it. …

Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Little Prince

Just because the movie isn’t quite as good as the book, that doesn’t make it a bad movie.

Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Nine Lives

Every dad—and really, every Tabby stripe of parent or spouse—can sometimes use a little reminder that the time you spend …